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Saga Prefecture

佐賀県
Japanese transcription(s)
  Japanese佐賀県
  RōmajiSaga-ken
Official logo of Saga Prefecture
Seembol
Location of Saga Prefecture
KintraJapan
RegionKyushu
IslandKyushu
CaipitalSaga
Govrenment
  GovrenorYoshinori Yamaguchi
Area
  Total2,439.58 km2 (941.93 sq mi)
Area rank42nt
Population
 (Februar 1, 2008)
  Total858,603
  Rank42nt
  Density352/km2 (910/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-41
Destricts6
Municipalities20
FlouerCamphor blossom (Cinnamomum camphora)
TreeCamphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
BirdBlack-billed magpie (Pica pica)
Websitewww.pref.saga.lg.jp/web/_7787/saga-english.html

Saga Prefectur (佐賀県, Saga-ken) is a prefectur in the northwast pairt o the island o Kyushu, Japan.[1] It touches baith the Sea o Japan an the Ariake Sea. The wastren pairt o the prefectur is a region famous for producin ceramics an porcelain, particularly the touns o Karatsu, Imari, an Arita. The caipital is the ceety o Saga.[2]

References

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  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saga prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 804 at Google Books.
  2. Nussbaum, "Saga prefecture" at p. 804 at Google Books.